CVE-2017-5610

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5610
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-30 04:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-19 14:37:00 UTC
Descriptionwp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php in Press This in WordPress before 4.7.2 does not properly restrict visibility of a taxonomy-assignment user interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by reading terms.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Press This: Do not show Categories & Tags UI for users who cannot ass… · WordPress/WordPress@21264a3 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress 4.7.2 Security Release CONFIRM wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
WordPress Prior to 4.7.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress 4.2.0-4.7.1 - Press This UI Available to Unauthorised Users MISC wpvulndb.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 4.7.2 security release: unauthorized bypass, SQL injection, cross-site scripting issues MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3779-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Version 4.7.2 « WordPress Codex CONFIRM codex.wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 154110 WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities (JAN-2017)

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